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May 24,1927.

N. G. FRANKLIN RAIL JOINT Filed Sept. 20. 1926 ATTORNEY yPatented `May 24, y

AUNITED STATES:

l1,630,063 PATENT OFFICE? NED G. FRANKLIN, OFVIINDEPENDENCE, MIssoURI, AssIGNoR oF CNE-HALF YTo I.

i a -sMITH, 0E INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI. .f

j n RAIL* JoINT.

applicati@ aired 'september' 2o, 192e.l semaine. 136,535.

My invention relates torail joints andr more particularly to arail joint comprising a pair of rail engaging members and means for locking said rail engaging members ink positiony on adjoining rail ends.

y It is a purpose of my invention toV provide a rail joint that is adapted to eliminate rattle when wheels pass over the joint and to also provide means for bracing or strengthening" thejoints between the adjoining rails.

1t isy ay further purpose of my invention to provide a raill joint which will eliminate n the battered endsgof rails and prevent the breaking ofthe bolts :tor securing the rail 'ends to the plate members of the joint. The .joint furthermore will not slipy or creep when properly applied, and is very easyto apply and simple in construction. .f

More particularly my invention comprises a rail joint made Vup ot' pair of plates engaging opposite sides of the rail ends and having portions extending under the kbase portions of the rails preferably in overlap ping arrangement, one or' said plates being provided with hook-like flanges that are adapted to be engaged by lock members having hooklike members engaging with said flanges and also having portions engaging around the base portion of the rail.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description of the accompanying drawings proceeds. However, Idesire to have it distinctly understood that I do not intend to limit myself tothe exact details shown or described, but that I intendto include as part of my invention all Y such obviousgchanges and modifications of parts as would occur to a person skilled in this art and as would fallwithin the scope of the claims. f.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the adjoining ends ofk two rails, showing my improved joint applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a similar View looking upwardly toward the under side of the rail.

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Fig. 3 is afperspective view of the component parts of the rail joint separated, and, Fig` 4 is a transverse sectional `view ot' the rail joint ltakenon line 4-4, Fig. 2. y Referring in detail to the drawings My improved joint is shown Vas being applied to the rail members 10 at adjoining ends thereof, the ends of the rails being cut so as to form a joint of the usual character between the ends thereof. Y VMy improved i the bolts18 which may be provided withy i nuts. 19 andwashers 20 for Securing the plate members 11 and 12 together maybe projected. j 'i j .The plate member 11 is provided with an outwardly otl'set portion 21 terminating in an upwardly extending portion 22 which conforms substantially to the shape of the sidey portion of the heads 23 of the rails 10. Said member 11 is turther provided with an outwardly inclined portion 2st `extending v'from the -lower web engaging rib vportion 13 and engaging Wit-hthe upper inclined :tace of the. base portion 25 ot the rails, and terminatesin a flange portion 26= engaging under the'base portions 25 of the rails and extending substantially entirely across said base portions.

The plate member 12 is provided with an upwardly vdirected-rib portion 27 'which enment of the wheels and flanges on the wheels with said rails. Theplate member 12 is further Lprovided with a-rib 28 extending outwardly therefrom and with an outwardly inclined portion 29 lying along the upper faces of the base portions 25 of the rails and conforming thereto. The member 12 furthermore has a hook-line fiange portion 30 extending around the edges of the rail mem- .bers and overlapping the edge of the base portion 26 of the member 13. The plate 12 `is cut away on opposite sides of the hook,-

like portion 30 as indicatedl at 31 inFig 4 and the hook-like portion 30 has a rib 32 enga'ging in a groovec33^in the member 11.

The iiange portion 26 of the plate 1l is provided with a pair of arcuate hook-like locking anges 34 and 35 which curve in opposite directions. Engaging with the arcuate hook flange 34 is th@Y locking member 36 which has a similar arcuate hook flan e 37 which is adapted to interlock with the flange Sil. The member 36 is rotated into position in the manner indicated by the arroiv in Fig. 3, and is further provided with a hooklike flange 38 Which engages around the base portion of the rail as shown in Fig. l. The locking member'89 is similar to the lockingY member 36 and is provided with a hook flange 40 that interlocks with the flange 35 and is placed in position in a similar manner as is the member 35. Said locking member is further provided with a hook flange 41 engaging around the base of the rail.

An arcuate rib 42 is provided on the member l1 concentric With the hook flange Sil and a similar rib 43 is provided concentric with the flange The members 36 and 39 are notched at 44 and the member l2 is notched at a5 to provide notches to accommodate the spikes 46. The member 11 is notched at Li7 to accommodate the projecting portion 48 of the flange 38 and is also notched at 49 to accommodate the projecting portion 50 on theflange 4l.

It Will be seen that When the locking members are in position the members 1l and l2 will be firmly locked to the rail, and as the locking members also engage with the edges of the member 12 at the cut out portions 3l, all the parts Will be held against relative movement by means of said locking members.

lVhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a rail joint, a pair of angle bars, each comprising a base flange and a locking member engaging the base flange of one of said angle bars, said locking member having interengaging, curved, hook-like flanges thereon to interlock said member and sai-d base flange. Y

2. In rail joint, a pair of angle bars, each comprising a base flange, and a pair of locking members engaging With one of said flanges, said locking members having curved hook-like flanges thereon and saidy base flange having oppositely directed, curved hook-like flanges interlocking With the flanges on said locking members.

3. The coi'nbination with pair of rails, of means for connecting` said ra'ils comprising a pair of' angle bars, having base flanges extending around the bases of the rails and extending toward each other in engagement With the under sides of said bases and locking members engaging one of said flanges, said locking members and said flange having interengaging means thereon to in-terlock said members With said flange and said locking members each having a hook-like flange engaging around the edge of the base portion of one of said rails.

1l. The combination With a pair of rails, of means ,for connecting said rails comprising a pair of angle bars, having flanges extending around the bases of the rails and extending toward each other in inter ngagement with each other and locking members engaging one of' said flangesysaid locking members and sa'id flange having interengaging hooklike flanges thereon to-interlock said members with said flange and said locking members each having a hook-like flange engaging around the edge of the base portion of one of' said rails, f

The combination with a pair of rails, of means for connecting said rails comprising a pair ol angle bars, having flanges extending around the bases of the rails and extending toward each other in inter-engagement With ea'ch other and locking members engaging one of said flanges, said locking members and said flange having interengaging, oppositely curvedr` hook-like flanges thereon to interlock said member With said flange and said locking members each having a hook-like fla'nge engaging around the edge of rthe base portion of one of said rails.

6. The combination with a pairof rails, of means for connecting said rails comprising a pair of' angle bars having flanges eX- tending around thebases of the rails and extending towards each other in interengagement with each other and having flanged portions engaging the head portions of said rails, and locking members engaging one of said flanges, said locking members and said flange having interengaging means thereon to interlock said members With lsaid flange and said locking members each having a hook-like flange engaging around the edge of the base portion of one of said rails.

7. The combination with a pair of rails, of means for connecting said rails comprising a pair of angle bars having flanges extending around the bases of the rails and extending in overlapping engagement With each other and having flanged portions engaging the head portions of said rails, one of said flanged port-ions being longer than the other thereof, and locking members engaging one of said flanges, said locking members and said flange having interengaging means thereon to interlock said members with said fla-nge and said locking members ea'ch having a hook-like flange engaging around the edge of the base portion of one of said rails.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

NED G. FRANKLIN.

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